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Part 2: Nurturing the Tradition

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table of contents
  1. Introduction
    1. In Search of Conga
    2. Overview of Chapters
    3. Notation and Terminology
    4. Rhythmic Archetypes
  2. Part 1. Building the Groove
    1. Chapter 1. Santiago before the Conga
      1. Carnival in Santiago
      2. The African presence: Cabildos de Nación
      3. Nineteenth Century Comparsas
      4. The Early Twentieth Century
    2. Chapter 2. Rival Grooves (c. 1910–1929): El Tivolí and Los Hoyos
      1. Sources
      2. c. 1913: La Conga del Tivolí's Golpe de Columbia
      3. c. 1914: Los Hoyos' Golpe Pilón
      4. The bokú salidor: Congo roots?
      5. The Haitian connection
      6. The corneta china: from China to Occidente to Oriente
      7. 1915–22: The completion of the “conga triangle”
      8. 1928: Matamoros: Representing Oriente (and El Tivolí?)
    3. Chapter 3. The Transitional Period (c. 1929–1939): Campanas, Tamboras and “Paan;” the Demise of La Conga del Tivolí
      1. Campanas: Building a Sonic Identity
      2. Nanano: Unsettling the Groove
      3. “Paan” in the Clave Matrix
      4. c. 1936–39: Los Hoyos' Groove Conquers Santiago; The Triangle Shifts
  3. Part 2. Nurturing the Tradition
    1. Chapter 4. The Model Groove
      1. Introduction
      2. Pilón and Requinto: A Sturdy Foundation
      3. Bells (Campanas, Llantas or Brake Drums): Reinforcing the Foundation
      4. Bokús: Balancing Reinforcement and Syncopation
      5. The Tambora: Shaking the foundation
      6. The model groove on Vinyl: the Panart Sessions
      7. The corneta china as guia: musical guide and lead singer
      8. “Standard Form” emerges
      9. Piquetes (combos or factions): local soundscapes within the conga
      10. The Comparsita: a hyperlocal mini-conga
      11. Conclusion
    2. Chapter 5. Conga Paso Franco: Heirs to El Tivolí
      1. Introduction
      2. Memory on display: Commemorating 1911
      3. The Paso Franco Sound: Pa' Guarachar
        1. Musicians of Paso Franco
        2. Coros
      4. Conclusion
    3. Chapter 6. La Conga De Los Hoyos: La Conga de Cuba
      1. Introduction
      2. El Foco: Community Memory on Display
      3. El Cocoyé invades and occupies Havana
      4. Los Hoyos' Groove: Inconfundible
      5. Anthems: Singing Identities
      6. La Epoca de Oro (Los Hoyos' Golden Age)
      7. Familias Congueristicas (Conga Families)
      8. Los Ases Del Ritmo (The Rhythm Aces): the Masters
      9. Conclusion: La Conga Madre
    4. Chapter 7. Conga San Agustín: Con el Tamarindo
      1. Introduction
      2. Los Millionarios (The Millionaires)
      3. The San Agustín Sound
      4. Los Ralladeros: creators of the San Agustín sound
      5. New Generations and Transition: Carlitín and Raulito
  4. Conclusion
  5. Glossary
  6. References
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Video Examples
  9. List of Musical Examples

Part 2: Nurturing the Tradition

Walfrido with requinto drum
Walfrido Valerino Giro, 2000. Photo by author.

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